Category: Sports

If the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to reunite LeBron James with Kyrie Irving this offseason, they’ll need to find a way to do so that doesn’t include sending D’Angelo Russell to Dallas.  NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Sunday that the Mavericks would have “no interest” in a sign-and-trade scenario with the Lakers centered […]

It took 90 minutes of regulation play and 10 more agonizing minutes of stoppage time, but Everton survived a thrilling Sunday afternoon challenge to defeat Bournemouth by a 1-0 score.  With the win, the club avoids relegation and will remain in the English Premier League for a 70th consecutive season. A 57th-minute scorcher off the […]

After resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October 2021, Jon Gruden is back in the NFL. Well, sort of. According to Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com, Gruden has been helping the New Orleans Saints as they begin to install a new offense centered around prized free-agent signing Derek Carr. “The club brought […]

One-time NBA champion head coach Doc Rivers is a finalist for Phoenix’s head-coaching vacancy, per Shams Charania. The Suns, though, should take a pass. Rivers, whom the 76ers fired after a conference semifinals loss to Boston, is clearly not an upgrade over Monty Williams, whom Phoenix canned after Denver ousted the Suns in the second […]

MLB’s institution of the pitch clock has garnered its fair share of criticism, but super-agent Scott Boras believes it could affect players’ health, and he’s calling for change.  A guest on “Baseball Isn’t Boring” this week, Boras said the pitch clock is wearing hurlers out, creating the need for an extra spot on MLB rosters.  […]

The Mets announced that they have reinstated catcher Tomás Nido from the injured list and designated fellow backstop Gary Sánchez for assignment in a corresponding move. Sánchez, 30, was selected to the Mets’ roster less than a week ago. He had seven plate appearances in three games, striking out in three of them and producing a slash […]

The Dallas Stars live to play another day.  Veteran Joe Pavelski kept the Stars’ season alive, scoring 3:18 into overtime to lift Dallas over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final Thursday, 3-2.  Pavelski’s OT-winner was career playoff goal No. 73, making him the all-time postseason goal leader among active […]

Carmelo Anthony had some of the best years of his career with the New York Knicks, and the team may honor him for that in a big way. Anthony announced on Monday that he has retired from the NBA. The 38-year-old did not play this season after appearing in 69 games for the Los Angeles […]

In a golf world that is still torn, Brooks Koepka appears to be above the fray.  It has been almost a year since the 2023 PGA Championship winner left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, but the 33-year-old pro hasn’t taken the same “us against them” stance many on Greg Norman’s breakaway circuit have. He […]

For his performance in a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić earned the series MVP award.  The Joker, a two-time league MVP, averaged 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds and 11.8 assists and shot 50.6 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from beyond the arc. He […]